BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[“Tii* Times” Service.] EXCITING STRIKE SCENES. London, sept. <1

Tliore were exciting .scenes at, Southampton. Strikers accompanied, by women folk attempted to hold up a train bringing hundreds of Cardiff men to complete the crew ol the Union Castle liner. The strikers crowded the railway line, refusing to budge, and held up a .-hunting engine and then a good- train. A large force of police vigorously scattered the angry crowd, allowing the ( ardiff train to pass to the dirks. Tim police foiled an attempt to force the gates. The strikers are now (on: cut rating to prevent, the Berengaria sailing on the sth. FRENCH TRAIN DERAILED. ' RARIS, September 3. A train convoying holiday-makers wn- derailed in the Pyrenees. Three coaches w> re snia-hed. Tw o people were killed and loin teen injured. RANK CLERKS STRIKE. PARIS, September 3 The striking hank employees demonstrated in several quarters ol Paris, throwing stones, nili bottles and other missiles at the bank windows. A scidlie With ltie police m the t tie >rii;;e resulted in injuries to bold sides. Several persons were ariested. SPEECH. BY M. POINCARE. LONDON, Sept. 4. M. Poincare, ex-Pretnier of France, will mi Monday at noon deliver a speech at Oeiteva at the League of Nations. and it will he broadcasted. It will he heard throughout Britain, if the conditions are favourable. -fbe French Government are- providing land, lines between the Swiss lrontier and Paris whence the speech will be sent from the high power station at the Fill'd Tower, it will be picked up at a special listening post in Kent, and wilt he relayed to Daventry. AN ADYEN't CRoUS VOYAGE. LONDON, Sept 5. The voyage to New Zealand by tho atlteiit-uroils Mr Cnitt and his daughter Dora, in the !>-um yawl “Mergan-i-vi” began from Plymouth. A crowd gathered at the spat whence the Pilgrim Fathers sailed, and cheered as the yawl left the harbour. Air l liitt- and his daughter were ill the best ol spirts, looking forward with pleasure to tho trip. They were alone, except for the cat. The first ports of call w ill be C apo Finnisterre, Oporto and Lisbon. The voyagers hope to reach Capetown by October. Air Cnitt said ho would sail the boat himself at night and Dora would sail her hy day. Ho had received oilers to accompany them from all over tho eounviy. CREEK SENSATION. ATHENS, Sept. o. A well-dresed voting man, named Alo-chos. entered the office of tho Ban c ot Athens and handed Eliaseo a closed en.elope, and when the latter was opening it- pointing tho revolver at him. Eiaa-iD seized his assailant’s arm and the revolver fell. Elias.o ran mu and closed the door, and Alosclios shot, himself dead. The envelope contained worthless paler. TO COMBAT ALCOHOLISM. GENEVA. Sept. 5. The I Htvrnalioiia! Conference to combat alcoholi-m carried a resolution Inter alia requesting the Ijcague of Nations Council to inquire into tho manner in which the League might take no the question of alcohol similarly to opium. MOD NT AIN EER INC Tit A CEDY LONDON, Sept. A. Two expert climbers, Herbert Carr and Van Norton, were missing three (lays after their setting out to dim! Mount Snowdon by a route never I fore attempted. They were found by searchers, one being dead and the idler seriously injured. Their respective identities have not yet been established. An" augmenting party left! Honberis last night to firing down tho body and the injured mail, ft is expected that they will have an arduous all night task.

A HARSH ORDER. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. -I. 'The Council of Commissars has ordered the eleising of all Tekkes and Dervish Convents, and the supression of all religious orders. All Sheiks and Dervishes within the limits of tl'Turkish Republic, and only priests will be permitted to wear turbans and must uncover the head when within Government offices. All officials must dross in European fashion and wear hats. R CSSfA X PLANE IX JAPAN. TOKIO Sept. o. An official announcement states that the authorities are satisfied that the Russian aviator who landed within the Shiuinuosoki fortified area did so accidentally. 'The matter is regarded as settled. NEW A I 'STIR ALI AN TARIFF. LONDON, September o. The " Daily Telegraph” commenting on the new Australian tariff, says: “Australia is already giving us far I mole m the wav of special tariff privileges than we have given her. Now she i< going -i ill further. Australia's action is itself sufficient to justify the British Government's wise decision to fulfil pledges given at the Economic Cutil'ei'cnee in 1H23. and as speedy and welcome demonstration of practical importance of Imperial preference as we could wish.” I’lie " Morning Post ” regards the tariff not only as an increasing material benefit of preference at a timo when British trade needs all the help it can get. but as an evidence of friendship in a world full of enemies. THE ESCAPED PIUNCE. (Received this day at 8 a.ni.) CAIRO, Feptomlier -1. The Egyptian Government has requested the Presidency to secure the co-operation of Britain in effecting the capture of Prince Ahmed .Seifeddin and his return to England. On the contrary Princess Xevdjivani (Ahmed’s mother) who i- in Constantinople, lias |ietitioimd King Fuad to allow Ahmed to end ids days in his native country, Egypt. IX THE ARCTIC. OSLO. Sept. 4. Algarsson’s ship. Island was discovered partially disabled by engine trouble off Victoria. Island a month ago, according to the newspaper “Af-ti-npi si.” Atgarsson declined the Lilian exploraion ship Quest's offer of help stating he was determined to attempt to nude* tor laud under sail but last week he was sighted in almost the ,aim* soot. ('at>' "■ i)i pesvtti. master of the Quest expresses the oniiiion that Algarssou’s ci| uipmciit and personnel are inadequate for Arctic work. He savs the season is at present very severe. Algarsson originally intended an aeroplane expedition to the Xorth Pole but abandoned the idea in favour Of scientific work around Spitsbergen.